Usher's Island is the first studio album recorded by Irish folk group Usher's Island. The album was released in March 2017 on the Vertical Records label.

Recording

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The album opens with "The Half Century Set", a set of slip jigs brought to the band by Paddy Glackin.[1]

"Bean Pháidin" is sung by Lunny and segues into "Ride a Mile", followed by "Hardiman the Fiddler", two slip jigs.[1]

Next is a set of reels: "Five Drunken Landlady's", "The Drunken Landlady", "McFadden's" and "Lucky in Love".[1]

Doyle sings "Heart In Hand".[1]

Irvine follows with his version of "Molly Bán".[1]

"Johnny Doherty's" is another set of reels.[1]

Doyle sings "Cairndaisy", a song about an Irish immigrant fighting on the American side of the Spanish American war of 1898.[1]

Irvine learnt "Felix the Soldier" from Jeff Davis of Woodstock, Connecticut. It is a song from about 1758/59, during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War).[1]

"Seán Keane's" is a hornpipe recorded during a concert at the Willie Clancy Summer School in the 1970s by the Dublin fiddler Seán Keane.[2]

Doyle sings "Wild Roving".[2]

"As Good As It Gets" was written by Irvine, reminiscing about his time in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia in 1968/69. It segues into "The Blue Trouser Suit", an instrumental composed by Lunny.[2]

The album closes with "Mickey Doherty's" and "Gan Ainm", a set of reels.[2]

Critical reception

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  • The album was reviewed on 3 April 2017 by Dave McNally of Folk Radio UK.[3]
  • In his review for fRoots magazine, First Last stated: "..."[5]

Track listing

All titles are traditional, arranged by Irvine/Lunny/Glackin/McGoldrick/Doyle, except where indicated.

  1. "The Half Century Set" (Paddy Glackin) (slip jigs) – 5:45
  2. "Bean Pháidin" / "Ride a Mile" / "Hardiman the Fiddler" (song, slip jigs) – 5:02
  3. "Five Drunken Landlady's" / "The Drunken Landlady" / "McFadden's" / "Lucky in Love" (reels) – 6:11
  4. "Heart In Hand " (John Doyle) (song) – 6:49
  5. "Molly Bán" (song) – 5:01
  6. "Johnny Doherty's" (reels) – 4:46
  7. "Cairndaisy" (song) – 4:42
  8. "Felix the Soldier" (song) – 3:15
  9. "Seán Keane's" (hornpipe) – 4:36
  10. "Wild Roving" (song) – 5:52
  11. "As Good As It Gets" (Andy Irvine) (song) / "The Blue Trouser Suit" (Dónal Lunny) – 5:08
  12. "Mickey Doherty's" / "Gan Ainm" (reels) – 3:27

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Andy Seward – recording engineer, mixing
  • Dónal Lunny – producer, additional mixing
  • Michael McGoldrick - additional mixing
  • Tim Martin – mastering engineer
  • James Morrison – design and photography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Usher's Island (Sleeve notes). Usher's Island. Glasgow, Scotland: Vertical Records. 2017. p. 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Usher's Island (Sleeve notes). Usher's Island. Glasgow, Scotland: Vertical Records. 2017. p. 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ McNally, Dave (3 April 2017). "Album Reviews - Usher's Island: Usher's Island". folkradio.co.uk. Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ Rogers, Jude (8 June 2017). "Usher's Island: Ushers' Island CD review – Irish folk supergroup's warm and unpretentious debut". folkradio.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ Last, First (June 2017). "Reviews: Usher's Island". fRoots. No. 409. London: Southern Rag. p. xx.


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